The problems continue for the French footballer Kurt Zouma of West Ham, accused of mistreating his cat as shown by the images filmed by his brother and disseminated on the net. Sportswear company Adidas has announced that it has terminated its contract. In a statement more than the three-striped brand we read: “we have concluded our investigation and we can confirm that Kurt Zouma is not an athlete on contract with Adidas”.
The decision comes after the player was taken out of the squad by West Ham and was fined with the maximum penalty: without salary for two weeks, or 250 thousand pounds (about 300 thousand euros).
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The English football club is also paying the consequences for what the player did to his felines: West Ham sponsor Vitality said he had suspended sponsorship of the club with “immediate effect”. “We are extremely disappointed by the judgment shown by the club in response to this incident – Vitality reads in a note, also referring to the fact that the player was sent to the field before being suspended as nothing had happened -. As such, we are suspending our sponsorship of West Ham United with immediate effect. Now we will work further with the club to understand what actions they will take to address the situation ».
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His brother was also suspended from the team he plays for
The video in which French West Ham defender Kurt Zouma hits a cat has also caused problems for his brother, Yoan: the football team he plays for, the English club Dagenham Redbridge, has suspended him for having the film the controversial video : “Dagenham & Redbridge wants to reiterate the condemnation of all forms of cruelty to animals and fully understands the reaction of many of its fans, so we have decided that until the investigation by the Royal Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals is closed, Yoan will not play in any match ».
🚨🚨 | BREAKING: Video obtained by The Sun shows West Ham United star Kurt Zouma repeatedly kicking his cat across the floor like a football 👇👇[GRAPHIC] pic.twitter.com/Bq2oH6Eaiz
– Politics UK (@PoliticsForUK) February 7, 2022
The petition has exceeded 300 thousand signatures
Meanwhile, protests and requests for legal action against the player continue on the web: a petition on change.org asking for his indictment – underlining that in England “there are already laws that punish animal abuse” -, it has already been signed by more than 300 thousand people with the request that Scotland Yard and the RSPCA (‘Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’) intervene against the French. “In the UK we have animal abuse laws, laws that should apply to all rich or poor, famous or not! – reads the petition -. Failure to act in this case will send the message that the abuse of animals for entertainment purposes is justified, that breaking the law is not a problem for the rich and famous! Neither is acceptable! ».
Meanwhile, a first result, perhaps the most important, has already been achieved: the two cats have been stolen from the player: «The two cats are now being treated with RSPCA. Our priority is and always has been the welfare of these cats, a spokesman for the animal rights organization told Reuters. They have been brought in for a check-up by a veterinarian and will then remain in our care while the investigation continues. ‘
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